This morning, I woke up and decided to make fried eggs. When I cracked an egg into a plate, it came out with this white ribbon-like thing attached to it. I instantly lost my appetite. I’ve been sitting in the kitchen for half an hour now, staring at it and trying to figure out what it is. Does anyone know? Check the first comment for the answer

Is it a parasite? A worm? Some kind of contamination? I thought about the salmonella warnings, the recalls, the things I’d read online about food safety. I could feel my appetite slipping away.Egg cooker

I almost threw the whole thing out. I was this close to trashing the bowl, the egg, and the entire idea of breakfast.

But something stopped me. Maybe it was my natural curiosity. Maybe it was the fact that I’d already poured my coffee and I wasn’t ready to give up. I pulled out my